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Jan 2022
12:18pm, 10 Jan 2022
3,028 posts
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flyingfinn
I don’t even know where my binoculars are Titmice and robins very vocal this morning. I really fancied mistle thrush but none heard
I've just had a family group of 8 LTTs through my feeders. I could hear them from inside the house.
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Jan 2022
12:22pm, 10 Jan 2022
84,250 posts
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Hanneke
Thanks FF  I had one Robin in my hand the other day. Should have ringed him/her
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Jan 2022
12:25pm, 10 Jan 2022
84,251 posts
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Hanneke
In the past, I always assumed back and front Robin were both male and each attracted a mate in Spring, as most years I have two nesting pairs. Now I know that my garden hosts many more than that I am going to pay closer attention. Some are tamer than others so I assume the tame ones are my regular Summer guests, as the know me so well...
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Jan 2022
12:45pm, 10 Jan 2022
3,536 posts
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jacdaw
I think most uk robins will be paired up by now, in established territories, but there may be Scandinavian birds about. And there will always be young birds trying to establish territories, replacing older weaker birds.
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Jan 2022
2:08pm, 10 Jan 2022
4,017 posts
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J2R
My understanding was the foreign robins, coming over here eating our worms, tended to have slightly more orange breasts. Is this not so?
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Jan 2022
2:20pm, 10 Jan 2022
3,537 posts
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jacdaw
Allegedly pale and unfriendly!
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Jan 2022
2:30pm, 10 Jan 2022
9,085 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
My understanding was the foreign robins, coming over here eating our worms
That make me LOL
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Jan 2022
2:36pm, 10 Jan 2022
3,030 posts
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flyingfinn
We still seem to the usual winter overload of them. I must have seen or heard well over 20 on this morning's run. Though of course doesn't preclude local birds being paired up and ready to go!
I've found that the slight colour difference only works for me when they're in close proximity. Plus as I understand it the Scandinavian migration has the effect of pushing domestic birds south so it doesn't always show up non-local birds.
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Jan 2022
4:22pm, 10 Jan 2022
4,018 posts
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J2R
Interesting, ff!
Little group of bullfinches flying along the hedgerow on my afternoon run.
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Jan 2022
7:03pm, 10 Jan 2022
84,262 posts
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Hanneke
Allegedly pale and unfriendly!
That made me LOL!
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